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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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