MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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 Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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