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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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