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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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