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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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