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.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes 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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