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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online learning technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Belize to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about 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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