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
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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