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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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