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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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