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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
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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