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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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