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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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