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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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