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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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