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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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