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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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