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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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