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
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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