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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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