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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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