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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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