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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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