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.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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