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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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