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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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