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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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