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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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