MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
elearning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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