MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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