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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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