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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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