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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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