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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning have enabled
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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