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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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