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.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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