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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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