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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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