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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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