MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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