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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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