MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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