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.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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