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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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