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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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