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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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