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
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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