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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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