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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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