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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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