MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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