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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology have empowered
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
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