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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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