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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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