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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
People want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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