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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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