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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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