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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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