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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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