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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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