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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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