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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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