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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peru to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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