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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malta to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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