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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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