MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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