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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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