MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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