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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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