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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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