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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
e-learning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
People want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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