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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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