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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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