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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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