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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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