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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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