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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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