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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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