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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
elearning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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