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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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