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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning enable
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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