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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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