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.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
elearning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Morocco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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