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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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