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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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