MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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