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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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