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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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