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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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