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.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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