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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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