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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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