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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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