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
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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