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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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