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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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