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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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