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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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