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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also studies the
major 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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