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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
elearning are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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