MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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