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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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