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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning have empowered
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
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