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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology enable
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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