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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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