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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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