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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning technology enable
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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