MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
People want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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