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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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