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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important 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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