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.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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