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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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