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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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