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.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning enable
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
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