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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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