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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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