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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Egypt to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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