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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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