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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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