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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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