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 Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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