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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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