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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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