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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online education have enabled
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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