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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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