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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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