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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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