MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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