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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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