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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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