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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
important new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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