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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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