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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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