MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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