MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ascension to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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