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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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