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 is a
book
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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