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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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