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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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