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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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