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 is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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