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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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