MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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