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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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