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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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