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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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