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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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