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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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