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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning enable
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
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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