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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
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.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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