MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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