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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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