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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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