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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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