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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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