MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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