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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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