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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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