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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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