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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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