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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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