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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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