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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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