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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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