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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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