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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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