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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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