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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Greece to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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