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
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing 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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