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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
People want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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