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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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