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.
Find out more about the appealing 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
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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