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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning have empowered
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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