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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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