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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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