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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
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