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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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