MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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