MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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