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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Italy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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