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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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