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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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