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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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