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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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