MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating 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).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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