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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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