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.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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