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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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