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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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