MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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