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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online education technology enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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