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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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