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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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