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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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