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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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