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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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