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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students 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 several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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