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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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