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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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