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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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