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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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