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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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