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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
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