MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
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
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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