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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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