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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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