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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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