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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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