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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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