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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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