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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
elearning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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