MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
The New School to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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