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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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