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 Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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