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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online learning have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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