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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Albania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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