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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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