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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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