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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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