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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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