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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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