MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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