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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Norway to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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