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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
e-learning enable
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
undertakings.
People want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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