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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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