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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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