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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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