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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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