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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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