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
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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