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.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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