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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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