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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
online education technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Slovakia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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