MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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