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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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