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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
elearning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Vietnam to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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