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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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