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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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