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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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