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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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