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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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