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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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