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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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