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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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