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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Poland to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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