MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
elearning enable
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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