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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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