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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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