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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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