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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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