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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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