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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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