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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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