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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online learning have empowered
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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