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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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