MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Dominica to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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