MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
The New School to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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