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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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