MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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