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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
e-learning are enabling
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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