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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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