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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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