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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
e-learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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