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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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