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.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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