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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jordan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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