MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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