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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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