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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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