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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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