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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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