MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Navassa Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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