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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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