MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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