MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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
which
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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