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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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