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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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