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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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