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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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