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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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