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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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