MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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