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.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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