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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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