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.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Martin to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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