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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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