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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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