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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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