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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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