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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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