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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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