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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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