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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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