MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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