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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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