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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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