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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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