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
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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