MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
People want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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