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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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