MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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