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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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