MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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