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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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