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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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