MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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