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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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