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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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