MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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