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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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