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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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