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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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