MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Martin to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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