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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses 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.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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