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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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