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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
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.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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