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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Grenada to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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