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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
People want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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