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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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