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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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