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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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