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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cuba to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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