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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
elearning technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
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 MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
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