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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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