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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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