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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Namibia to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
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