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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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