MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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