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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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