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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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