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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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