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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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