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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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