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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Aland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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