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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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