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.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Finland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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