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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key 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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