MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
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