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.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning have empowered
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
most important 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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