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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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