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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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