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.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
e-learning enable
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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