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
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education enable
humans
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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