MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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