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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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