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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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