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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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