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.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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