MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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