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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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