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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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