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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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