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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses 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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