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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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