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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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