MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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