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 is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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