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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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