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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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