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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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