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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology enable
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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