MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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