MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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