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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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