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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
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