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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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