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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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