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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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