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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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