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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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