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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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