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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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