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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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