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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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