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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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