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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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