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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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