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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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