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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
McHenry County College to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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