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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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