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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
elearning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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