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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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