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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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