MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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