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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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