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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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