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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Burundi to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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