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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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