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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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