MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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