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.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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