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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning enable
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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