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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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