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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Dominica to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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