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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online learning have enabled
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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