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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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