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 Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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