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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
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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