MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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