MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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