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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tunisia to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
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