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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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