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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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