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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
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