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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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