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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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