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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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