MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
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.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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