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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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