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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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