MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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