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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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