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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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