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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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