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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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