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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online learning enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Indonesia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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