MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
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
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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