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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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