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
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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