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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
People want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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