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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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