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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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