MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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