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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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