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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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