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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
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