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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
e-learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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