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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Chad to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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