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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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