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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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