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.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
elearning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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