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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
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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