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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning enable
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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