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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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