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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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