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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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