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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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