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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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