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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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