MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malta to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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