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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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