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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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