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.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
elearning are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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