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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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