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
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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