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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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