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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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