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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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