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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major 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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