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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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