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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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