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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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