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
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
elearning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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