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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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