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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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