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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
The New School to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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