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
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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