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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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