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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Marino to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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