MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
open education
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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