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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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