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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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