MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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