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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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