MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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