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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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