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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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