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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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