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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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