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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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