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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Comoros to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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