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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes 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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