MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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