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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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