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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
e-learning enable
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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