MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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