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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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