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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Albania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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