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 is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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