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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take 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.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malta to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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