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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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