MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Meetup to conduct these MOOCs?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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