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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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