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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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