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.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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