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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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