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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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