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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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