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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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