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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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