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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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