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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
e-learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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