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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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