MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
e-learning enable
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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