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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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