MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
elearning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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