MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology enable
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Boston University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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