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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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