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.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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