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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Italy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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