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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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