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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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