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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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