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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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