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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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