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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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