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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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