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.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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