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.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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