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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are considering
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malawi to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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