MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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