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.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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